Gluten-Free General Tso’s Chicken
Today’s blog post was written by our amazing Kitchen Manager, Clayton Jewell. Learn more about Clayton here.
While attending The Culinary Institute of America, my Cuisines and Cultures of Asia instructor, Shirley Shuliang Cheng, always reminded her students that G.G.S. (garlic, ginger, and scallion) are the three staple ingredients of Asian cooking. This acronym made such an impression that it has stuck with me ever since!
When cooking for our Personal Chef clients, we always make sure to take dietary restrictions into account. This General Tso’s Chicken recipe combines inspiration from the traditional dish with some heart-healthy alterations. The result? A gluten-free, lower-sodium version that’s just as delicious as the original, minus the guilt.
Gluten-Free General Tso’s Chicken
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 lb chicken tenderloins (or breast) sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 egg whisked
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- salt and pepper, to taste
For the Sauce:
- 2 inch piece ginger root finely minced
- 4 large garlic cloves finely minced
- 4 tbsp coconut or rice vinegar
- 4 tbsp Coconut Aminos
- 2 tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Tamari (gluten-free soy sauce)
- 2 tsp gluten-free hoisin sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 1/2 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tbsp dy sherry
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- crushed red pepper flakes, to taste; or substitute with 1 tbsp Sriracha
For the Slurry:
- 2 tbsp tapicoa flour
- 2 tbsp hot water
Instructions
For the Chicken:
- Heat the coconut oil over medium-high heat in a 12-inch sauté pan or wok. Toss the sliced chicken in salt, pepper, and tapioca flour. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook 5-6 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to remove the excess oil.
For the Sauce:
- In a medium bowl, whisk all of the sauce ingredients together, except the scallion and sesame seeds. Add your sauce mixture into the same sauté pan or wok as the chicken over medium-high heat.
For the Slurry:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the tapioca flour and hot water. Once the sauce mixture is heated through, add the slurry and whisk vigorously.
- When the sauce starts to thicken, immediately remove it from the heat, and stir in your chicken and scallion.
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve over brown or cauliflower rice.
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